HOYT, Edwin PU-Boats : A Pictorial History. in dj.McGraw-Hill, New York, 1987, ISBN:0070306206 HOYT, Edwin P. U-Boats : A Pictorial History. New York : McGraw-Hill, (1987). Pp. (8),[ix]-x,(2),[1]-289,(3). Illustrated in black and white. Large 8vo, blue spine with grey boards. Law 1718. Edwin Palmer Hoyt (b. August 5, 1923, Portland, Oregon - d. July 29, 2005, Tokyo, Japan) military and naval historian. "This fascinating chronicle offers a look at the development of the U-Boat, its designers, promoters, adherents, detractors, officers and men. Hoyt provides many insights into the German strategies for prosecuting the U-boat war, why they were, initially, seemingly unstoppable, why they lost their momentum, and where their fatal mistakes lay." -from the dj. Verygood in lightly edgeworn dustjacket. 16.00

HOYT, Edwin P.Last Cruise of the Emden. First Edition in dustjacketMacmillan, New York, 1966, HOYT, Edwin P. The Last Cruise of the Emden. New York : Macmillan Co., (1966). First US Edition. Pp 242 + 8 p of plates. Map endpapers. 8vo, blue cloth. "Sea battles, land skirmishes, and a thousand perils beset the heroic crew of the German cruiser Emden in one of the strangest true adventures of World War I." - from the dj. Very good in price-clipped dustjacket. 30.00

HOYT, Edwin P. NERGER, KarlRaider Wolf : The Voyage of Captain Nerger 1916-1918. 1st US in djPaul S. Ericksson, 1974, ISBN:0839710216 HOYT, Edwin P. Raider Wolf : The Voyage of Captain Nerger 1916-1918. New York: Paul S. Ericksson, Inc., (1974). First US Edition. Pp. (6),7-150,(2). 8vo, red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. "There never was a sea voyage quite like that of Captain Karl Nerger and the imperial German raider Wolf, and there could never be one quite like it again. For Wolf belonged to a dying day., the period that came to an end in the middle of the first World War with the development of the submarine as a deadly weapon. The sage of the Wolf begins on November 30, 1916, when a German freighter glided quietly out of Kiel harbor, looking ordinary enough. But beneath that innocent exterior were concealed seven vicious guns and many tons of mines. For the nextfifteen months, under the sure hand of Captain Nerger, she cruised the oce ans of the world, laying mines and destroying 135,000 tons of shipping." - from the dj. Very good in lightly nicked, unclipped dust jacket. 25.00

HUGHES, Terry and John COSTELLO COSTELLO, JohnBattle of the Atlantic. 1st US no djDial Press / James Wade,, New York, 1977, ISBN:0803764542 HUGHES, Terry and John COSTELLO. The Battle of the Atlantic. New York: The Dial Press / James Wade, (1977). First US Printing. Pp. (10),1-314,(28). Illustrated. Maps throughout. Large 8vo, blue cloth. Law 0200. Contents: 1. Total Germany!; 2. The Power of Audacity; 3. The Acme of Villainy; 4. The Sinister Trance; 5. A Certain Eventuality; 6. The 'Happy Time'; 7. Siege by Sea and Air; 8. A Time of Trouble; 9. Dig Harder to Beat the U-boats; 10. Clash of Titans; 11. Charter for Survival; 12. Damn the Torpedoes--Full SpeedAhead!; 13. The American Shooting Season; 14. Winning the War with Ships; 15. The Bloody Winter of '43; 16. Race Against Time. Some index references to Newfoundland and Placentia Bay. Very good. No dj. 15.00

JACKSON, RobertStrike from the Sea: A Survey of British Naval Air Operations, 1909-1969. in dj.Arthur Barker, London, 1970, JACKSON, Robert. Strike from the Sea : A Survey of British Naval Air Operations, 1909-1969. London: Arthur Barker Ltd., (1970). First UK Printing. Pp 234. Illustrated. 8vo, brown cloth, gilt lettering to spine, top edge dyed red. Law 0778. "On 19 July 1918, six Sopwith Camels took off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier Furious off the Schleswig coast. Their mission -- to bomb the German Zeppelin sheds at Tondern. It was the first time in history that a force of aircraft had been launched against an enemy objective from an aircraft carrier: the first ever strike from sea. In the half century that has elapsed since that historic day, the Royal Navy's airmen have carved out a reputation of courage and skill that is second to none. This is their story -- a story of men and of courage, of crews, aircraft and ships often hurled into battle against hopeless odds." - from the dust jacket. Contents: 1. The Navy Grows Wings; 2. The Giant-killers; 3. Years of Frustration; 4. Rebirth; 5. Against All Odds; 6. Mediterranean Theatre, 1940;7. Germany Strikes South; 8. North Atlantic Crusade; 9. The Gallant Sacrif ices; 10. The Battle of Malta's Lifelines; 11. Convoys to Russia; 12. Over the Beaches; 13. Return to the Pacific; 14. One Damn' War after Another; 15. Operation Musketeer; 16. The Flying Fire Brigade; 17. The Future of British Naval Air Power. With appendices. Very good in lightly nicked dust jacket. 22.50

JAMES, W.M., Admiral SirBritish Navies in the Second World War. Second Impression.Longmans, Green & Co, London, 1947, JAMES, W.M., Admiral Sir. The British Navies in the Second World War. London : Longmans, Green and Co., 1947. Second Impression. Pp (4),v-xii,1-255,(1) + 22 plans, (many folding). 8vo, blue cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Law, The Royal Navy in World War Two: An Annotated Bibliography 0022. Chapters: 1. Introduction; 2. Peace to War; 3. Atlantic Ocean and Narrow Seas, Sep tember3, 1939 - April 8, 1940; 4. Fruitless Attempts to Halt German Advancein Europe, April 9, 1940 - June 20, 1940:; 5. The War Spreads to the Medit erranean, June 21, 1940 - December 31, 1940; 6. German Air and Land Forces Threaten Our Position in the Mediterranean and the Threat to Our Trade-Routes Increases, January 1941- February 1941; 7. Battle Rages Continuously in the Mediterranean , with Heavy Losses, as the Threat to Our Trade-Routes Increases, March 1941- June 1941; 8. The War Spreads to the Pacific, and the British Navies Reach the Crisis of Their Fortunes, July 1941 - December 1941; 9. British Navies on the Defensive in All Seas, January 1942 - June 1942; 10. The Allies Exploit Sea-Power and Take the Offensive in North Africa, though the Trade Toute Defence Forces Are Still Hard Pressed, July 1942 - December 1942; 11. The Allies Press the Offensive in North Africa and the Crisis in the Battle of the Atlantic is Reached and Passed, January 1943 - June 1943; 12. The Allies Press the Offensive into Italy and the Trade Route Defence Forces Augment Their Offensive against the Submarines, July 1943 - December 1943 ; 13. The Allies Again Exploit Sea-Power and Take the Offensive in Normandy, which Culminates in the Surrender of Germany, and the British Fleet Turns to the Offensive in the Far East, January 1944 - May 7, 1945; 14. The United States, British and Australian Forces Continue to Press the Offensive against Japan, and a Powerful British Fleet Sails with the American Fleet for the Final Assault which Cluminates in the Surrender of Japan, January 1, 1945 - September 2, 1945; 15. Review of the Maritime Operations and Their Influence on the Future of Sea-Power. Appendices : A. The Strength of the Principle Navies in September 1939; B. Ships Built in British Empire and Ships Lost: during the War; C. Personnel of the British Navies in 1939 and 1944; D. British Pacific and East Indian Fleets.on VJ -Day, August15, 1945. Some wear and rubbing to cloth, tear to one of the folding plans , else very good. 40.00

JAMES, W.M., Admiral SirPortsmouth Letters. no dj. Macmillan, 1946, JAMES, W.M., Admiral Sir. The Portsmouth Letters. L: Macmillan, 1946. Pp 285, frontis., [7] leaves plates. 8vo, blue cloth. Law 0703. "These letters were written to a friend at irregular intervals throughout the War when the writer was Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth, and, later, Chief of Naval Information and M.P. for Portsmouth North. In each letter Sir William reviewed the progress of the war and commented on current affairs; so, collected, they constitute a brief history of the War up to the defeat of Germany, in an original form." -from the dj. Rubbed, stains to top- and fore-edge, owner's signature, else vg. Without dj. 65.00

JAMES, W.M., Admiral SirPortsmouth Letters. no dj. Macmillan, 1946, JAMES, W.M., Admiral Sir. The Portsmouth Letters. L: Macmillan, 1946. Pp 285, frontis., [7] leaves plates. 8vo, blue cloth. Law 0703. "These letters were written to a friend at irregular intervals throughout the War when the writer was Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth, and, later, Chief of Naval Information and M.P. for Portsmouth North. In each letter Sir William reviewed the progress of the war and commented on current affairs; so, collected, they constitute a brief history of the War up to the defeat of Germany, in an original form." -from the dj. Cloth rubbed, top two inches of ffep cut out,else vg. Without dj. 60.00

JOHNSON, Emory R.Ocean and Inland Water Transportation. First Edition.D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1920, JOHNSON, Emory R. Ocean and Inland Water Transportation. New York : D. Appleton and Company, 1920. Pp (6),vii-xxii,(2),3-395,(3) + 3 folding specimen documents (opp. p.72, 108) + folding map (opp. p.50). Some tables, diagramsand b&w photos, map in the text. 8vo, maroon cloth, blindstamped lettering to front, gilt lettering to spine. "The discussion of transportation by wa ter naturally divides itself into two parts, transportation upon the ocean and upon inland waterways. Ocean transportation exceeds the traffic of inland waterways in volume and importance, and, for economic and political reasons, merits more detailed consideration. Accordingly, about four-fifths of this volume is taken up with Book I, devoted to ocean transportation. Inland waterways and their traffic are dealt with in Book II. The volume, as a whole, is a treatise on the economics of transportation by water and is intended to be a complement to the author's work on "American Railway Transportation," the first edition of which appeared in 1903." - from the preface, p.vii. Contents: Book One :Ocean Transportation; Introduction; Part I. The Ocean Transportation System. 1. The Measurement of Vessels and Traffic; 2. The History of the Ocean Carrier—The Sailing Vessel; 3. The History of the Ocean Carrier—The Steamship; 4. Ways and Terminals of Ocean Transportation; Part II. The Ocean Transportation Service. 5. The Ocean Freight Service; 6.The Passenger Service : Influence of passenger traffic on speed — Statisti cs of cabin and steerage passengers.— Rapid growth of steerage traffic.— Tourist agencies.— Inspection of immigrants at Ellis Island, New York.— Tendencies noticeable in the passenger service.— Separate accommodations for steerage passengers not emigrants — Steerage accommodations on the Caronia andCarmania; 7. The Ocean Mail Service; 8. The International Express Service; Part III. The Ocean Carriers and the Public: The Relations of the Carriers with One Another and the Public. 9. Organization of Ocean Transportation; 10. Monopoly and Competition in the Ocean Transportation Service; 11. Rate and Traffic Agreements, Pools, and Consolidation of Ocean Carrier; 12. Cooperation and Combination of Ocean and Rail Carriers; 13. Ocean Fares and Rates; 14. Marine Insurance. Part IV. Governement and the Regualtion of Ocean Commerce and Transportation. 15. Aid and Regulation by the National Government : Maritime success and national greatness.— Purposes of government aid to ocean transportation and commerce,.— Four kinds of aid given by the United States Government.— Federal departments and bureaus concerned with ship building and commerce.— The Corps of Engineers .— Department of Commerce and Labor — Lighthouse Board— Coast and Geodetic Survey — Bureau of Fisheries.— Fur Seal and Salmon Fisheries of Alaska— Steamboat Inspection Service — Bureau of Navigation— Bureau of Immigration — Bureau of Manufactures and its Consular Division — Bureau of Standard - Bureau of Statistics - Bureau ofthe Census - The Customs Service.— Revenue Cutter Service — Life Saving Se rvice.— Public Health and Marine Hospital Service .— Weather Bureau .— Hydrographic Office— Foreign Mail Service — Consular Service and Bureau of Trade Relations — Department of Justice; 16. Aid and Regulation by the State and Municipal Governments : State and Federal powers over commerce, 234.—Leading decisions of the Supreme Court defining those powers — National appropriations for rivers and harbors — Control of pilots and pilotage.— Pilotage regulations at Philadelphia and New York.— Health and quarantine regulations.— Control of piers, docks, and other terminal facilities— Police supervision of ports; 17. Port and Terminal Charges and the Taxation of Shipping : Expenses incurred in entering and discharging at New York, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Havre, Liverpool — Tables showing entrance, clearance and portcharges for a typical sailing vessel at New York— For sailing vessels and steamers at Philadelphia.— Tonnage taxes — State taxes on ships as property— Abolition of State taxes desirable; 18. The Mercantile Marine Policy of the United States : The four ways in which the United States has aided ship - building— Policy of the United States toward the ownership and operation of ships — Legislation regarding seamen — Mercantile marine policy of the United States has been liberal but unsuccessful; 19. Condition of the American Shipbuilding Industry : —Consideration of Causes and Remedies - Statistics of past and present shipbuilding in the United States — Relative cost ofAmerican- and foreign-built ships — Causes accounting for higher costs in the United States— Success in operating ships essential to growth of shipbuilding industry— All shipbuilding materials ought to be admitted free — Ship construction bounties of France — Objections to construction bounties; 20. Causes of the Decline of the American Marine in the Foreign Trade : Decline in the registered tonnage of American shipping since 1861 — Causes accounting for the decline.— Substitution of iron and steam for wood and sails —History of national shipping subsidies— Effects of the Civil War — Shippin g policy of Congress after the Civil War— Navy neglected from 1865 to 1885—Effect of subsidies granted by foreign countries— Decline in American ship ping due mainly to economic causes; 21. Government Aid to Shipping and Navigation in France, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Japan : French bounties to fisheries — French construction and navigation bounties, Acts of 1881 and 1893 — Provisions of the Act of 1902 — French payments for carrying oceanmails — British subventions for naval reserves— British Admiralty subventi ons — British mail subsidies— Subsidy granted Cunard Steamship Company in 1903— Germany's mail subventions to particular lines— Reduced railroad ratesto aid foreign trade and domestic shipbuilding— Results of Germany's polic y— Japan's ship construction bounties, Act of 1896 — Navigation bounties, Acts of 1896 and 1899 — Special mail subventions under Act of 1899 — Successof Japanese marine policy; 22. The Merchant Marine Question; 23. The Futur e Outlook for American Shipbuilding and Maritime Interests : Conditions determining success in building and operating ships — The geographic basis forAmerican shipbuilding — The economic basis of American shipbuilding and sh ipping — Abundance of capital for investment — Handicap of higher labor costs; of higher costs of operation under the American flag — The political forces are favorable to the maritime success of the United States — The favorable psychological basis. Book Two : Canal, River and Lake Transportation. 24. The Inland Waterways in the United States 25. The Improvement and Maintenance of Inland Waterways in the United States; 26. The Organization of the Service and the Equipment Employed on Inland Waterways : Equipment employed on canals — Organization of canal transportation — Equipment employed onrivers— Organization of river transportation — Coal traffic service on the Ohio — Equipment on the Great Lakes— Organization of lake transportation s ervice — Lake lines controlled by railroads — The tendency toward the consolidation of lake carriers — The Lake Carriers' Association and the Association of Lake Lines; 27. Traffic on the Inland Waterways of the United States: Statistics of total traffic not available — Traffic on New York canals; on the Ohio and Illinois canals — Traffic on the Hudson, Ohio, and Mississippi rivers — Coal traffic on the Ohio — Volume of commerce on the Great Lakes — The sail and steam tonnage on the Great Lakes.— Characteristics of thelake traffic — Traffic of railroads and waterways compared — Con-ditions r equisite to the growth of the traffic of inland waterways 28. The Relationsof Inland Waterways and Railroads as Carriers; 29. The Future of Inland Wa ter Transportation in the United States. Spine sunned, front baord slightlyscuffed, a Feb 1947 penned acquisition note, an ex libris bookplate from t he Hotel Pennsylvania, New York (of which this volume was No 4080) else very good, solid. 60.00

JONES, Geoffrey P.Autumn of the U-Boats. First Edition in dustjacket.William Kimber, London, 1984, ISBN:0718305345 JONES, Geoffrey P. Autumn of the U-Boats. London : William Kimber, (1984). First Printing. Pp (10),[11]-224. Illustrated throughout. 8vo, black cloth,gilt lettering to spine. Law 0255. "In the autumn of 1943 the Germans intr oduced a new weapon to the sea war, It was the gnat, an acoustic homing torpedo fired from a U-boat, and , and leaving the wolf packs to slaughter theunprotected Atlantic convoys. Admiral Dönitz thus hoped to reverse the dis astrous U-boat losses of earlier in that year and regain supremacy in the Battle of the Atlantic. Yet Allied air and sea forces proceeded to sink thirty-four 34 U-boats in just forty-four days! This achievement is examined indetail. For the first time the U-boat successes, some very great, and thei r failures are fully described in a narrative style. Many U-boats were sunkby the combination of American, British and Canadian aircraft. Avenger, Bi sley, Fortress, Halifax, Hudson, Liberator, Mariner, Mitchell, Sunderland, Ventura and Wellington aircraft all achieved successes, The little ships came into their own also, as sinkings were attributed to corvette, destroyer,frigate, sloop, trawler and even submarine. The sheer variety of achieveme nts provides a fascinating story for those interested in U-boats, the air war or the sea war." - front dj flap. Contents : 1. Failed to Return; 2. TheFiftieth Month; 3. A Liberator Story; 4. Card's Nap Hand; 5. U-Boats at La rge; 6. Unhappy Anniversary; 7. The Azores; 8. Escort Group B7 at Sea Again; 9. Activity around Convoy ONS20; 10. Long Distance U-boats; 11. Baby Flat-Tops; 12. An Epic Duel; 13. Rock Wellingtons; 14. Ultimatum; 15. The Battle of the Strait; 16. Captain Walker and the Second Support Group. Very goodin torn but complete (and now brodarted) dustjacket. 35.00